Contract Controls Specialist II

Freeport-McMoRan•El Paso, TX

8d•Onsite

About The Position

Under general supervision, provide technical expertise, guidance, and leadership in the scheduling and prioritizing of contracting activities at your assigned site, overseeing safety, quality, and performance of outside services contractors, and serving as site expert and company representative interfacing with contractors and multiple disciplines within the company on contracting activities. You perform contracting activities through the administration of contract requests, participation in sourcing activities and award recommendations, onboarding and offboarding of contractors, and issuing routine correspondence while ensuring contracts are maintained and up to date, payment methods are in place for prompt payment, and invoices are reviewed and approved. You collaborate with Area Planners and Supervisors in long‑range planning and scheduling for major production shutdowns requiring outside services support, including job identification, job priority, outside service needs, material requirements, budget forecasts, and contractor coordination. You lead and drive collaborative sourcing efforts in outsourcing activities, including insourcing and outsourcing decisions, development of technical scopes of work, and contractor performance activities. You establish and monitor planned contractor schedules, review and assist in prioritizing work, and review and report on contracting budgets, run rates, and forecasting. You monitor and report safety, health, and environmental requirements, verify manpower and skill adequacy, and ensure quality standards are met. You provide guidance to operations and maintenance staff on contract control processes, serve as technical expert on contracting activities, develop tools and methods to support departments in communicating contractor requirements, follow up on contractor work quality and completion, master a working knowledge of the company’s contracting standards, programs, and goals, and perform other duties as requested.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED AND seven (7) years specific experience in maintenance, supply chain, or operations within a mining or manufacturing environment OR High school diploma or GED AND seven (7) years related experience in maintenance, supply chain, or operations within a mining or manufacturing environment including specific Planning experience OR Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business, Accounting, Engineering or related field AND three (3) years related experience in maintenance, mining or manufacturing operations or a related field
Working knowledge of contracting activities
Candidates may be required to pass a medical exam.
Candidates must pass all required training and/or testing.
Employees may be required to work a non-standard schedule, which may include shift work (other than day shift) at a 24/7, 365-day operation.
Freeport-McMoRan promotes a drug/alcohol-free work environment using mandatory pre-employment drug testing and on-going drug and alcohol testing, as allowed by applicable laws.

Nice To Haves

Preferred Qualifications

Responsibilities

Provide technical expertise, guidance, and leadership in the scheduling and prioritizing of contracting activities at your assigned site.
Oversee safety, quality, and performance of outside services contractors.
Serve as site expert and company representative interfacing with contractors and multiple disciplines within the company on contracting activities.
Perform contracting activities through the administration of contract requests, participation in sourcing activities and award recommendations, onboarding and offboarding of contractors, and issuing routine correspondence.
Ensure contracts are maintained and up to date, payment methods are in place for prompt payment, and invoices are reviewed and approved.
Collaborate with Area Planners and Supervisors in long‑range planning and scheduling for major production shutdowns requiring outside services support.
Lead and drive collaborative sourcing efforts in outsourcing activities, including insourcing and outsourcing decisions, development of technical scopes of work, and contractor performance activities.
Establish and monitor planned contractor schedules, review and assist in prioritizing work, and review and report on contracting budgets, run rates, and forecasting.
Monitor and report safety, health, and environmental requirements, verify manpower and skill adequacy, and ensure quality standards are met.
Provide guidance to operations and maintenance staff on contract control processes.
Serve as technical expert on contracting activities.
Develop tools and methods to support departments in communicating contractor requirements.
Follow up on contractor work quality and completion.
Master a working knowledge of the company’s contracting standards, programs, and goals.
Perform other duties as requested.